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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada — federal contaminated sites

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is custodian of 588 sites in Canada's Federal Contaminated Sites Inventory — 2.4% of the 24,426 sites nationwide. 35 are active, 551 are closed, and 2 are suspected. Reported federal expenditure on these sites totals $47.3M (0.4% of the national total), an average of $81K per site.

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Status and priority

Status
SitesShare
Active356.0%
Suspected20.3%
Closed55194%
Classification (priority for action)
SitesShare
High Priority for Action20.3%
Medium Priority for Action8314%
Low Priority for Action10718%
Not a Priority for Action14424%
Insufficient Information132.2%

Reported expenditure by fiscal year

$11.2M$5.6M2005–2006: $1.2M2006–2007: $341K2007–2008: $1.3M2008–2009: $621K2009–2010: $770K2010–2011: $996K2011–2012: $256K2012–2013: $977K2013–2014: $2.0M2014–2015: $2.1M2015–2016: $2.4M2016–2017: $3.4M2017–2018: $2.6M2018–2019: $1.6M2019–2020: $615K2020–2021: $362K2021–2022: $909K2022–2023: $3.0M2023–2024: $7.1M2024–2025: $11.2M2025–2026: $3.6M199520002005201020152020
Peak: $11.2M in 2024–2025

Where Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada sites are located

Province / TerritorySitesReported spend
Saskatchewan314$11.2M
Manitoba93$1.8M
Ontario41$2.2M
Alberta39$1.7M
British Columbia31$21.4M
Quebec26$762K
New Brunswick13$375K
Nova Scotia13$6.3M
Newfoundland and Labrador10$1.2M
Prince Edward Island8$373K

Most common contaminant types

Most affected media

Largest sites by reported expenditure

SiteMunicipalityProvince / TerritoryReported spend
Kelowna Research FarmKelownaBritish Columbia$17.4M
The Atlantic Food and Horticulture Research CentreKentvilleNova Scotia$3.2M
Kentville Research and Development CentreKentvilleNova Scotia$2.4M
Summerland Research and Development CentreSummerlandBritish Columbia$1.6M
Pacific Agri-Food Research CentreSummerlandBritish Columbia$828K
Flings Brook - Atlantic Cool Climate Crop Research CentreSt. John'sNewfoundland and Labrador$719K
Coalfields Community PastureCoalfields No. 4Saskatchewan$659K
Central Experimental FarmOttawaOntario$639K
Lacombe Research CentreLacombe CountyAlberta$449K
Regina Research FarmSherwood No. 159Saskatchewan$447K
Indian Head Shelterbelt CentreCarry the Kettle 76-110Saskatchewan$409K
Pacific Agri-Food Research CentreOkanagan-Similkameen FBritish Columbia$384K
Kamloops Range Research RanchKamloopsBritish Columbia$350K
Central Experimental FarmOttawaOntario$311K
Kamloops Range Research RanchKamloopsBritish Columbia$276K
Summerland Research and Development CentreOkanagan-Similkameen FBritish Columbia$273K
Atlantic Cool Climate Crop Research CentreSt. John'sNewfoundland and Labrador$220K
Langford Community PastureNorth Cypress-LangfordManitoba$216K
Cote-San Clara Community PastureCote No. 271Saskatchewan$214K
Indian HeadCarry the Kettle 76-110Saskatchewan$213K
Sheffield Mills Research FarmKings, Subd. BNova Scotia$188K
Lacombe Research CentreLacombe CountyAlberta$182K
Jean-Charles Chapais FarmLévisQuebec$180K
Herbert Main Canal siteExcelsior No. 166Saskatchewan$171K
Regina Research FarmSherwood No. 159Saskatchewan$156K

Municipalities with the most sites

Reno No. 51 (28) · Cypress County (22) · Ottawa (15) · Wreford No. 280 (15) · Excelsior No. 166 (14) · Val Marie No. 17 (14) · WestLake-Gladstone (13) · Maple Creek No. 111 (11) · Stuartburn (11) · Carry the Kettle 76-110 (10) · Sherwood No. 159 (10) · Summerland (10) · Willner No. 253 (10) · Alonsa (9) · St. John's (9) · Bifrost-Riverton (8) · Big Stick No. 141 (8) · Hazel Dell No. 335 (8) · Kapuskasing (8) · Lévis (8)

Figures are computed from the official FCSI open-data export published August 3, 2026, under the Open Government Licence – Canada. This is an unofficial site — verify against the official inventory before relying on details.